PRM2401 Screenprinting and the contemporary poster
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
PRM2401 Screenprinting and the contemporary poster is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs OHS1000 and (DGN1001, CDS1001 or PRM1001).
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PRM2401
After PRM2401
No unit lists PRM2401 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Or permission from the Chief Examiner.
Overview
This is a studio based unit, where you will be presented with projects involving screenprinting processes.The unit provides you with the means to apply your technical competence in printmaking to these new processes, and to critically evaluate your works in the context of contemporary visual art.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Assessment Task 1: Mid-semester review40%
- Assessment Task 2: Final Assessment60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply a conceptual and technical foundation for successful study in a contemporary visual art practice;
- 2
Design and produce artworks by applying printmaking techniques as a special means of creative and critical contemporary expression, with particular reference to screenprinting;
- 3
Analyse print media and other creative strategies as a form of expression appropriate to the concept you are investigating;
- 4
Analyse the context of printmaking in the field of national and global contemporary visual culture;
- 5
Critically evaluate the theoretical and historical rationale and context of your work;
- 6
Understand and apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the discipline practice.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities48 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.
Individual and group tutorials will develop critical skills and peer review.
The unit covers various aspects of the production and design of screenprints in the context of the fine art printmaking studio. Technical skills in screenprinting methods will be demonstrated in class time and detailed in handouts, leading to studio-based production of works.
Thematic projects, configured to address the production and contemporary context of fine art screenprints, will support students to develop conceptual, practical and creative skills.
Learning resources
Required resources
Lippard, Lucy (ed.). 1997. Six years: the dematerialization of the art object from 1966 to 1972. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Wye, Deborah. 1996. Thinking Print: Books to Billboards, 1980-95. MOMA: New York.
Tallman, Susan. 1996. The Contemporary Print: from Pre-Pop to Postmodern. London: Thames and Hudson.
Buskirk, Martha. 2003. The contingent object of contemporary art, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Lambert, Susan. 2001. Prints: art and technique. London: V&A.
Benson, Richard. 2008.The Printed Picture. New York: The Museum of Modern Art.
Saff, Donald and Sacilotto, Deli. 1978. History and Process/Printmaking. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston.
Pelzer-Montada, Ruth (editor). 2018. Perspectives on Contemporary Printmaking Critical writing since 1986. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Burgin, Victor. 1999. Visual Culture: the Reader. London: SAGE Publication.
Saunders, Gill and Miles, Rosie. 2006. Prints Now Directions and Definitions. London: V&A Publications.
Ault, Julie.2006. Come Alive! The Spirited Art of Sister Corita. London: Four Corners Books.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Marian Crawford
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Marian Crawford